Countries of the World

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 4. European country famous for the Eiffel Tower (6)
  2. 5. A republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast (5)
  3. 6. North American republic containing 50 ___ - 48 conterminous ___ in North America plus Alaska (12)
  4. 9. A republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (8)
  5. 10. Country in the UK whose capital is London (7)
  6. 11. Country north of the USA known for maple syrup (6)
  7. 12. A republic in Central America (9)
  8. 15. A republic in western Africa on the Gulf of Guinea (10)
  9. 16. A raised mark on the skin (plural) (5)

Down

  1. 1. A lake in north central Africa (4)
  2. 2. Country south of the USA known for tacos (6)
  3. 3. One of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (8)
  4. 7. A republic at the ___ part of ___ (11)
  5. 8. A mountainous republic of south-central Europe (6)
  6. 13. Country in Asia with the Great Wall (5)
  7. 14. Largest country in South America (6)